I love how God uses my children to make verses come alive. I don’t know if your Sunday school does this or not, but at my church every Sunday my girls get a stamp on their hand if they have been good that morning. My girls LOVE getting stamps on their hands……so much in fact that they press their two hands together to “multiply” the stamp. Sometimes if the stamp was extra “juicy”, in their words, they will even try and stamp their arm if there is still enough “juice.” Well this past Sunday after church my husband and I decided to take the family out to Subway and get a bite to eat before heading home. As we were standing in line waiting to have our sandwiches made, my oldest daughter who just turned 5, leaned over to me and said, “Mommy, look at that man, he must be REALLY good! Look at ALL the stamps he has on his arms!!” Ahhhh out of the mouth of babes. I love how innocently children see people. Some I’m sure have looked upon this same man with both his arms fully tattooed and thought less of him……not more of him. But James 4:12 reminds us that we are not to stand in judgment of our neighbors. Only God can judge and He is the only one who truly knows each of our hearts. When we fail to love others the way God calls us to we actually break God’s law of love. I want my eyes to be like Jesus’s, I want to see people and love people the way that He does. I want to choose to see the good in them instead of the bad. I want to be an encourager instead of a discourager. I want to be like Jesus each and everyday…….I love how God is using my girls to teach me how to be more like Him.
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy.
But you- who are you to judge your neighbor?
- James 4:12-
Love God Greatly!
-Angela
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